Valero EnergyVLO
Market Cap: $43.9B
About: Valero Energy is one of the largest independent refiners in the United States. It operates 15 refineries, with a total throughput capacity of 3.2 million barrels a day in the US, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Valero also owns 12 ethanol plants with capacity of 1.6 billion gallons a year and holds a 50% stake in Diamond Green Diesel, which has the capacity to produce 1.2 billion gallons per year of renewable diesel.
Employees: 9,908
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q2 SEC filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
39% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.48B | Put options by funds: $1.07B
3% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 554 | Existing positions reduced: 539
0.77% less ownership
Funds ownership: 81.4% [Q1] → 80.63% (-0.77%) [Q2]
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,488 [Q1] → 1,429 (-59) [Q2]
10% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $46.1B [Q1] → $41.5B (-$4.62B) [Q2]
36% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 28 [Q1] → 18 (-10) [Q2]
38% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 98 | Existing positions closed: 157
Research analyst outlook
10 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
10 analyst ratings
Wells Fargo Roger Read 29% 1-year accuracy 22 / 76 met price target | 28%upside $172 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 3 Sept 2024 |
Wells Fargo Roger Read 29% 1-year accuracy 22 / 76 met price target | 23%upside $165 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 26 Jul 2024 |
Mizuho Nitin Kumar 23% 1-year accuracy 21 / 93 met price target | 30%upside $175 | Outperform Upgraded | 17 Jul 2024 |
Scotiabank Paul Cheng 24% 1-year accuracy 9 / 37 met price target | 29%upside $173 | Sector Outperform Maintained | 12 Jul 2024 |
Wells Fargo Roger Read 29% 1-year accuracy 22 / 76 met price target | 16%upside $156 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 12 Jul 2024 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 5 articles about VLO published over the past 30 days